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Headphoneus Supremus
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Well the NH needs current. Tubes don't provide the amount that a low Z headphone needs. People who say the NH sounds good on full tubes I would seriously take their comments as a grain of salt because they sound like utter crap with tubes as they should.
I've had all the Litte Dots, Valhalla 2, Zana Deux etc and its just a Nono unless you really like muffled music lol
Hybrids like the Ember 2 and Vali 2 are a different story and will sound fine.
A Dragonfly is seriously all the NH needs. The Red was pretty much custom made for it.
Here we have two different posts. One saying NH need current and tubes amps are crap. The other saying all we need is a low current device. Shows how different opinions can be.
All I know is that the NH sounds great on both my amps (Woo WA22 and Violectric V281). The edge going to the Woo WA22. However they are sooooo close I could live with just one (likely the V281).
Out of interest I also own the Ether Flow. That HP is absolutely superb. However even the NH beats it in certain areas. Namely lushness and mid-range. Shows how NH is a solid performer. When using the NH I don't feel a need for the Ether or that I'm missing out on anything.